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Utah Stuns Crimson Tide, Rolls to 31-17 Win

January 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

Though many in the Southeast Conference expected it to go the other way, it was the Utah Utes who rolled to a 31-17 victory over Alabama Friday night in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Jumping out to an early 21-0 lead and never looking back, the Mountain West champions ended their season undefeated, 13-0, and raising my [...]

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Texas Tech Lets Down Big 12, Falls to Ole Miss

January 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

Though I only watched portions of the ATT Cotton Bowl today, the parts I watched showed an ugly effort by Coach Mike Leach’s #7 Texas Tech Red Raiders as they lost in Dallas to Houston Nutt’s #25 Ole Miss Rebels, 47-34.
Yes, I know; in my “crystal ball” post last week, I predicted the game would [...]

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College Football Bowl Game Predictions Offered

December 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Due to the fact that there are seven — count ‘em, seven — Big 12 Conference teams involved in college football bowl games between Dec. 29 and Jan. 8, I decided to include all of their games as well as all of the BCS bowl games in my predictions this year which appear below:
Monday, Dec. [...]

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Free MoonPie, RC Cola in Mobile New Year’s Eve

December 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The city of Mobile, Ala., will usher in the New Year in tasty and spectacular fashion with a 600-pound, 1,500-light electronic MoonPie rising over the city at the stroke of midnight, according to a news release issued this morning by the Mobile Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In addition, officials from Chattanooga Bakery, the MoonPie Bakery, [...]

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Oklahoma Sooners Ascend to #2 in BCS Standings!

November 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Things worked out for the Oklahoma Sooners after all as they leapfrogged over the Texas Longhorns (now #3) and Florida Gators (now #4) into the #2 spot in college football’s BCS standings released this afternoon.
Four consecutive 60-plus-point performances, capped by a 61-41 defeat of the #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys last night, convinced human and computerized [...]

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